Scalp appliance



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UNETED STATES ana 1 LL'L ELIE A. FARRON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SCALIP APPLIANCE.

Application filed March 27, 1922. Serial No. 546,993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIE A. FARRON, acitizen of the United States, and aresident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Scalp Appliances, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to scalp appliances, and it consists in thecombinations, constructions and arrangements herein described andclaimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed for stimulating the growth of the hair by providing a partialvacuum adjacent the scalp.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed for releasing dandruff from the scalp and for removing theloose dandrufi' to a suitable compartment.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed for removing short, broken, loose hairs from the scalp, whichare not easily removed by brush or comb.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed, which may be detached from the vacuum feed pipe and submergedin an antiseptic solution when not in use, thus insuring an absolutelysanitary conditionat all times.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming partof this application, in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of anembodiment of my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a laterally bent metalhandle member 1 having a central bore 2 therethrough. The handle portion1 is constructed of hard rubber, if-desired. Integral outwardlyextending collars 3 and 4: are provided adjacent the ends of the handlemember 1. The outer surface of each of the collars 3 and 4: is curved soas to obviate sharp corners which might prove unsanitary. The upper end5 of the handle portion 1 is provided with threads 6 on the exteriorwall thereof extending from the collar 3 to the outermost end of theportion 5, the annular opening 7 of the portion 5 being beveled toobviate sharp edges.

A metal disk 8 having a centrally located opening 9 therein is slippedover the portion 5 of the handle 1 and moved into engagement with thecollar 3, the side wall of the opening 9 closely engaging the outer wallof the member 1. A soft rubber body portion 10 having a central bore 11'therethrough is slipped over the portion 5 of the handle 1. The bodyportion 10 is provided with a plurality of outwardly extending integralconical projections 12 on the outer face 13 thereof. A generalarrangement of the conical projection 12 is more clearly shown inFig. 1. The bore 11 of the body portion 10 is substantially greater indiameter than the diameter of the portion 5 and a threaded metal bushing14 is screwed upon the threads 6 of the portion 5, the outer wall of thebushing 14' closely contacting the walls of the bore 11. The bushing 14:is provided with an outwardly extending flange 15 at its outer end,which flange is moved into close engagement with the body portion 10.Thus, a scalp massaging appliance is pro vided, the conical projections12 serving as fingers to contact the scalp and the resilient property ofthe body portion 10 providing the necessary yielding cushion between theprojections 12 and the pressure applied manually to the handle 1.

The opposite end portion 16 of the handle 1 has rolled threads 17 on itsouter wall between the collar 4 and the mouth 18 thereof.

The rolled threaded portion of the end 16 vis adapted to receive arubber hose 19, the

other end of which is connected to a vacuum appliance, not shown. Thevacuum appliance is similar to the ordinary vacuum pump and bag used invarious forms of carpet cleaners and the like.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. 1 have provided in mydevice a novel construction, by means of'which the parts which arebrought into contact with the scalp and which might be exposed toinfectious scalp maladies or the like maybe removed and placed in anantiseptic solution until needed again. Thus my device is always in asanitary condition for use. In using my scalp appliance, T fasten thehose 19 from the vacuum appliance to the rolled threaded withthe scalp,to become loosened and when loosened, it will be drawn between theprojections 12 and up through the bore 2 in the handle 1 into a bagprovided in the vacuum appliance, not shown. It should be noted that theuse of this device creates a partialvacuum adjacent the scalp whichtends to have a stimulating effect upon the growth of the hair.

I claim: 1. A device of the character described comprising a resilientbody member having integral outwardly extending fingers on one surfacethereof, a metal plate closely engaging the opposite surface of saidbody member, a laterally bent tubular handle for supporting said bodymember and said plate, the interior bore of said handle arranged tocommunicate with said first named surface of said body member, and abushing adapted to engage said handle and said resilient body member tolock said body and said plate against movement on said handle, saidhandle adapted to be connected at its opposite end to a vacuum applianceby means of a rolled thread thereon adapted to engage the hoseconnection of said vacuum appliance.

2. An attachment of the character described for a vacuum applianceconsisting in a tubular handle arranged to be connected with the inletof said vacuum appliance, said handle having an annular flange adjacentthe outer end thereof, a metal plate concentric to said handle andcontacting with said flange, a resilient body member mounted concentricto said handle and in contact with said plate, said body member beingprovided with a plurality of integral outwardly extending fingers on theouter surface thereof, and a threaded bushing disposed in the annularspace between said body member and the outer Wall of said tubular handlefor securing said body member against movement on said handle.

ELIE A. FARBON.

